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BS ISO/IEC 18004:2015

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Information technology. Automatic identification and data capture techniques. QR Code bar code symbology specification

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

02-10-2024

Superseded by

BS ISO/IEC 18004:2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-2015

$669.38
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and definitions
5 Mathematical and logical symbols, abbreviations
   and conventions
6 Symbol description
7 Requirements
8 Structured Append
9 Symbol printing and marking
10 Symbol quality
11 Decoding procedure overview
12 Reference decode algorithm for QR Code
13 Autodiscrimination capability
14 Transmitted data
Annex A (normative) - Error detection and correction
        generator polynomials
Annex B (normative) - Error correction decoding steps
Annex C (normative) - Format information
Annex D (normative) - Version information
Annex E (normative) - Position of alignment patterns
Annex F (normative) - Symbology Identifier
Annex G (normative) - QR Code print quality
        symbology-specific aspects
Annex H (informative) - JIS8 and Shift JIS character sets
Annex I (informative) - Symbol encoding examples
Annex J (informative) - Optimisation of bit stream length
Annex K (informative) - User guidelines for printing and
        scanning of QR Code symbols
Annex L (informative) - Autodiscrimination
Annex M (informative) - Process control techniques
Annex N (informative) - Characteristics of Model 1 symbols
Bibliography

Specifies the requirements for the symbology known as QR Code. Also defines the QR Code symbology characteristics, data character encoding methods, symbol formats, dimensional characteristics, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, production quality requirements, and user-selectable application parameters.

Committee
IST/34
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 99/653203 DC. (08/2005) Supersedes 05/30137754 DC. (04/2007) Supersedes 13/30276457 DC. (03/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
130
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

This International Standard defines the requirements for the symbology known as QR Code. It specifies the QR Code symbology characteristics, data character encoding methods, symbol formats, dimensional characteristics, error correction rules, reference decoding algorithm, production quality requirements, and user-selectable application parameters.

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 18004:2015 Identical

ISO/IEC 8859-8:1999 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 8: Latin/Hebrew alphabet
ISO/IEC 8859-16:2001 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 16: Latin alphabet No. 10
ISO/IEC 8859-1:1998 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1
ISO/IEC 8859-15:1999 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 15: Latin alphabet No. 9
ISO/IEC 8859-14:1998 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 14: Latin alphabet No. 8 (Celtic)
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ISO/IEC TR 29158:2011 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Direct Part Mark (DPM) Quality Guideline
ISO/IEC 8859-2:1999 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 2: Latin alphabet No. 2
ISO/IEC 646:1991 Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange
ISO/IEC 8859-7:2003 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 7: Latin/Greek alphabet
ISO/IEC 19762-2:2008 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary Part 2: Optically readable media (ORM)
ISO/IEC 8859-5:1999 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 5: Latin/Cyrillic alphabet
ISO/IEC 15434:2006 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Syntax for high-capacity ADC media
ISO/IEC 15415:2011 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Bar code symbol print quality test specification Two-dimensional symbols
ISO/IEC 8859-11:2001 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 11: Latin/Thai alphabet
ISO/IEC 8859-13:1998 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 13: Latin alphabet No. 7
ISO/IEC 8859-9:1999 Information technology 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets Part 9: Latin alphabet No. 5

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